How common is the surname Wahab?

1,035 people in the United States had the surname Wahab in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Wahab?

In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Wahab identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Wahab?

Aisha Wahab, American politician from California (born 1987).

Where is the surname Wahab most common?

Wikidata records people named Wahab in the United States.

Is the surname Wahab getting more or less common?

More common. 709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 46%.

The surname Wahab

A surname, carried by 1,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wahab is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,035 people named Wahab in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 709.

#24,237

rank among US surnames

1,035

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+46%

change since 2000 (was #30,970)

Who is named Wahab

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

42% of people named Wahab identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 42%
Asian and Pacific Islander 32%
Two or more races 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wahabs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aisha Wahab
American politician from California (born 1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wahab

Wahba

Wahab has the Soundex code W100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W100.

Questions

How common is the surname Wahab?: 1,035 people in the United States had the surname Wahab in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wahab?: In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Wahab identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Wahab?: Aisha Wahab, American politician from California (born 1987).
Where is the surname Wahab most common?: Wikidata records people named Wahab in the United States.
Is the surname Wahab getting more or less common?: More common. 709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 46%.